Amnesia Chapter 1:

Flashback

Earlier that day: "You're a freak, Ichigo! There's no way I can date someone who's not even human!" Masaya stormed off, leaving Ichigo in tears.

Now Ichigo was wandering around Tokyo, not really caring it was time to go to the Café. She had admitted to Masaya that she was a Mew Mew that day, and he had dumped her right then and there.

Her cell phone rang, and she looked at the caller ID. Ryou. She turned the phone off. She was in no mood to talk to that jerk right now, especially considering what she had planned to tell him that day.

She thought about going home, but that would mean sitting alone, and that would make her more depressed. Her parents were gone for a month, visiting Paris. Just like them to be away when I'm in an emotional crisis, she thought bitterly.

Suddenly she bumped into someone, and looked up. "Sorry," she said, then gasped. "Kisshu?" she asked.

It was Kisshu, but he looked confused. And even more strangely, his ears were human, not the pointy elf-like ears she was used to.

She was even more surprised when Kisshu asked, "Who's Kisshu? Is that my name?"

"Yes, don't you remember?" Ichigo asked.

"No," Kisshu said. "I don't remember anything, actually. Who are you?"

"I'm Ichigo," Ichigo said, trying to take this in.

"My head really hurts," Kisshu said.

"Did you hit it on something?" Ichigo asked.

"I can't remember that either," Kisshu said. "Do you know where I live?"

"Not really," Ichigo said. "You can come home with me, if you want." Did I just say that? She wondered.

"Thanks, that's really nice of you," Kisshu said. "Where do you live?"

"I'll show you," Ichigo said. She and Kisshu walked back to her house, Ichigo wondering how on Earth Kisshu had lost his memory.

They reached her house, and Ichigo unlocked the door. "You can have the guest room," she told Kisshu.

"Thanks," Kisshu said. "These clothes I'm wearing are strange. Do you know why I'm wearing them?"

"You always looked like that," Ichigo said. "I guess if you don't like them, you can have some of my dad's."

"Is that okay with him?" Kisshu asked.

"He and my mom are in Paris for a month," Ichigo said. "He doesn't need to know."

"What is Paris?" Kisshu asked. "And why did your parents leave you alone like that?"

"Paris is a city in France, and I don't know why my parents go on trips like that," Ichigo said. "They leave me alone a lot."

"That doesn't seem right," Kisshu said. "Do I have parents?"

"I don't know," Ichigo said. "I don't know much about your past."

"Why?" Kisshu asked.

"I only met you a few months ago," Ichigo said. "You never told me much about yourself."

"Are we friends?" Kisshu asked.

"We're actually enemies, but I would have liked to be friends," Ichigo said.

"Can we be friends?" Kisshu asked. "You seem really nice."

"I'd like that," Ichigo said. Then her cell phone rang, and she said, "Hang on a minute." It was Ryou again, and Ichigo answered, "What do YOU want, Ryou?"

"Where are you!?" Ryou shouted. "You're an hour late, and the customers are leaving."

"Too bad," Ichigo said. "I decided that I'm quitting Café work. You're a nasty jerk, and I hate working for you. So you can forget me ever coming in again. And feel free to fire me from the Mews as well. I hate doing your dirty work."

"Y-you can't mean that," Ryou said. "What are we going to do without you?"

"I guess you should have thought of that before treating me like dirt," Ichigo said.

"And the alien attacks?" Ryou said, getting desperate.

"Make Zakuro be the leader, she'd be better at it," Ichigo said.

There was silence on the other end, then Ryou said, "I'm sending the Mews over to your house. Something's obviously wrong with you."

"No, there's nothing wrong with me," Ichigo said. "It's just that I'm sick of you, and all your bullying."

"I'm still sending the Mews," Ryou said, and hung up.

Ichigo snapped the phone shut and sighed.

"That wasn't a very pleasant-sounding conversation," Kisshu said.

"My boss is an evil jerk, and he's not happy that I'm sick of working for him," Ichigo said. "And it sounds like he's sending my coworkers to check up on me."

"Are they nice?" Kisshu asked.

"To me, most of the time, but I'm not sure they'll be happy to see you here," Ichigo said. "Maybe you should stay up here while I talk to them."

"Do they not like me?" Kisshu asked somewhat sadly.

"Not so much," Ichigo said. "Don't worry, you'll be fine."

"Thanks Ichigo," Kisshu said.

The doorbell rang, and Ichigo said, "Wait here, I'll be back soon."

Kisshu nodded, so Ichigo went downstairs, and opened the door. Her teammates were all standing there, and she sighed. "What's up?" she asked. "If you're here to take me back, it won't work. I hated Ryou from the beginning. You can't force me back."

"Actually, Ryou said there's an alien here," Zakuro said. "But yes, he wants you to come back."

"I won't, and there's nothing you can do about it," Ichigo said. "I have the right to make my own decisions, and I'm not Ryou's slave, even though he treats me like one."

"We won't force you back, but are you hiding something?" Zakuro asked.

"No, not at all," Ichigo said. Zakuro caught something in her tone, though, and said, "Ichigo, we're your friends. If this is something you don't want Ryou to know, that's fine. We don't need to tell him. He's getting on my nerves lately too."

"Fine…" Ichigo said. "You might as well come in."

The others all came in, and Ichigo said, "Hang on a minute." She went upstairs to her room and found Kisshu still sitting there. "Kisshu, I think it's safe for you to come down, my friends just want to know what's going on," she said.

"Okay," Kisshu said. He followed Ichigo downstairs to the living room. Everyone's jaws dropped, and Zakuro said, "So this is what you weren't telling Ryou?"

"Yep," Ichigo said. "I found Kisshu wandering around downtown, and brought him back here. For some reason, he has amnesia."

"Ichigo, are these your friends?" Kisshu asked.

"Yeah," Ichigo said.

"Kisshu, what happened to your ears?" Zakuro asked.

Kisshu felt his ears and said, "Nothing. Are they supposed to look different?"

"Um, they used to look more like elf ears," Mint said.

"Why?" Kisshu asked. "Did something happen to them?"

"We all thought you were born that way," Zakuro said.

"Why would I be born with elf ears?" Kisshu asked, puzzled.

"You're an alien, Kisshu," Zakuro said.

"I am?" Kisshu asked. "Since when? I thought I was human."

"I guess you do have amnesia," Zakuro said. She turned to Ichigo and said, "We'll keep Ryou away from you and him. Otherwise, Ryou will probably kill Kisshu, and that wouldn't be good."

"Why would this Ryou person kill me?" Kisshu asked.

"He doesn't like aliens," Mint said.

"But I'm human," Kisshu said. "Isn't killing people illegal?"

"Yes, which is why we're going back to the Café and telling Ryou we couldn't get Ichigo back and that he should stay away if he knows what's good for him," Zakuro said.

"Thanks guys," Ichigo said.

"Sure," Zakuro said. "Good luck with this." She motioned to the others, and they all left.

Okay, new idea. Please R&R.